The intermediate stage and paradoxical sleep in the rat: Influence of three generations of hypnotics

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 409-414

  Gottesmann, C ^a   Gandolfo, G ^a   Arnaud, C ^a   Gauthier, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Hypnotics; Intermediate stage; Paradoxical sleep; Spindle; Theta rhythm

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; HYPNOTIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; TRIAZOLAM; ZOLPIDEM; ZOPICLONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN STEM; CAT; DOSE RESPONSE; HIPPOCAMPUS THETA RHYTHM; LATENT PERIOD; MOUSE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REM SLEEP; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CATS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MICE; RATS; SLEEP STAGES; SLEEP, REM;

EID: 0031866381     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.1998.00069.x     Document Type: Review

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